A little smoke

[lacelle@frontiernet.net (Erik La Celle)]

Congrats on the successful transplant!  I wouldn't worry about a little
smoke, especially if it's just being started.  When I put my motor in,
all the penetrating oil that was on everything including the exhaust
manifold and downpipe smoked for a while.

Wouldn't worry about the fuel either.  Yes, top it off with premium.
You might consider premium as your fuel of choice assuming your using
the knock box with your 16v.  I've noticed intitial spark knock (about 1
sec.) followed by a loss of power as the computer retards the timing
with 87 octane.  93  works much nicer.

HTH
Erik L
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken B <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com>

> My 16v transplant is running finally. (aplause)   A couple concerns
though.
> There is a little smoke coming up from the back of the block.  Could
that
> just be the anti-seize I put on the manifold bolts?  It is whitish and
> smells a bit like burning rubber but not exactly.  It is the first
time any
> of those parts have gotten hot in about a year.  Also it is drawing
from the
> gastank that has had only about 2-3 gallons of gas from over a year
ago.
> Doesn't gas "turn" or go bad"  should I just put in a full dose of
techron
> and top off with some Premium?  Maybe that is explaining the rough
> idle....but it is getting better after about a 5-10 min idle with a
couple
> of 2K "blips" blips of the throttle.
> Just not sure what to expect in this situation.
> Any advice or experiance on this is welcome.
> Don't make me beg now : )
>
> Ken
> 1979 Scirocco  "McFly"
> 16v conversion - Engine in, now the hard part
> Electrical  : (
> VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"